Monday, March 28, 2011

Planting Seeds to Grow Businesses-CEO Tim Hoerr

This interview profiles Timothy C. Hoerr of Serra Ventures.Tim is the CEO of Serra Ventures, LLC, a professional services firm offering assistance in business strategy, capital formation, and organization development.He is also the Managing Partner of Serra Capital which provides seed and emerging stage funding to high tech companies in selected sectors.He serves as a transitional CEO for two start-up companies located in the University of Illinois Research Park, Cbana Labs and ImmuVen.

For nearly seven years, through 2008, Tim served as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iCyt, a rapidly growing bioscience technology firm which won numerous technology and business awards.The company was acquired by Sony Corporation in 2009.Tim was formerly a partner in the international accounting and consulting firm, RSM McGladrey, and is author of the book Thank God It’s Monday!He won the Entrepreneurial Excellence in Management Award at the Innovation Celebration in 2009.